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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I dont understand why Landon is always associated with lacrosse. The irony strikes me when I see their college matriculation list and it is almost at par with STA's. I just think majority of the "stereotypes" are unfair in this post. OP has way too much free time on his/or her hand.[/quote]

Well, as long as Landon vigorously recruits for lacrosse and the school culture is so wrapped up in whether it will "beat Prep" and win the IAC in lacrosse; and as long as lacrosse at the high school level maintains its bad boy/party/preppy slacker culture; the phrases "Landon" and "lax bro" will go together.  It is a good academic school, but not strong enough to overcome the perception of the primacy of lacrosse in its culture.

On the issue of college matriculations, here's a link to a college matriculations chart to compare Landon vs. St. Albans and some of the other area day schools: http://matriculationstats.org/day-schools-outside-of-nyc

Another proxy for the strength of an academic cohort is National Merit Semifinalists.  There is a chart in the FAQ section that collects multi-year data.  This year's class of 2012 totals are in the linked newspaper article: http://washingtonexaminer.com/local/2011/09/areas-national-merit-semifinalists/118321  (A sampling: Landon/3; GDS/15; St. Albans/11; NCS/5; Sidwell/8; Bullis/0; Holton/3; Georgetown Prep/1)

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